Ards Cycling Club organises a full programme of club races for its members from April through to September. Time trials, where riders race individually against the clock, are a great introduction into the world of bike racing. When you get fitter, and more comfortable riding in a group, then you might want to try our club road races as well.
Most races take place on Tuesday evenings – the full 2019 calendar is listed below. Links to the courses, and the results, are on the calendar. Various trophies are awarded annually for competition in club races. Click here for more details of these. We’ll try to keep an up-to-date list of leaders in the results pages against each race. Finally, we award medals for riders reaching certain standard times in time trials. For a list of the standard times for each age group, click here.
2019 is the the club’s 75th anniversary, and we’re running some extra events to celebrate – click here for more details.
2019 Club Calendar
| Event | Date&Time | Location | Distance | Result |
| Tour Of Ards | 23 March, 11am | Ards | 125km | here |
| Moved to 23/4 | ||||
| Circuit TT | 2 April, 6:30pm | Comber | 5 miles | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 9 April, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | here |
| 10 Mile TT | 16 April, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | here |
| 5 Mile TT | 23 April, 7pm | Donaghadee Road | 5 miles | here |
| moved to 18/6 | ||||
| Road Race | 7 May, 7pm | Ballygowan Circuit | 26 miles | here |
| 10 Mile TT | 14 May, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | here |
| 25 Mile TT | 21 May, 7pm | Saltwater Brig Course | 25 miles | here |
| Road Race | 28 May, 7pm | Carrowdore | 25 miles | here |
| Moved to 11/6 | ||||
| Magreechan Cup | 11 June, 7pm | Millisle – Ballyhalbert | 16.6 miles | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 18 June, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | here |
| Town Centre Races | 19 June, 7pm | Conway Square | Various | here |
| Hill Climb | 25 June, 7pm | Bradshaws Brae | 1 mile | here |
| 2up 10K Straight In TT | 2 July, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 9 July, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | here |
| Road Race | 16 July, 7pm | Orlock | 25 miles | here |
| 10 Mile TT | 23 July, 7pm | Millisle | 10 miles | here |
| Road Race | 30 July, 7pm | Carrowdore | 27.5 miles | here |
| 10K Straight In TT | 6 August, 7pm | Greyabbey | 10 km | here |
| Champ Of Champs TT | 11 August, 10am | Saltwater Brig Course | 25 miles | Postponed to 22nd Sept. |
| Road Race | 13 August, 7pm | Ballygowan Circuit | 26 miles | here |
| Circuit TT | 20 August, 7pm | Comber | 5 miles | here |
| 5 Mile TT | 27 August, 6:30pm | Donaghadee Road | 5 miles | here |
| Hill Climb | 3 Sept, 6:30pm | Scrabo carpark | 1.75 miles | here |
| Tour of Strangford | 15 Sept, 10am | Ards Bowling Club | 50/80 miles | here |
| Champ of Champs TT | 22 Sept, 9:30am | Saltwater Brig Course | 25 miles | here |
| 10 Mile TT | 25 Dec. 10am | Portaferry Road | 10 miles |
For calendars and results from previous years, click here.